Carolyn's Sea Bass with Creamy Crawfish and Crab Sauce

Name: Carolyn's Sea Bass with Creamy Crawfish and Crab Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cajun and Creole, Southern Recipes
Ingredients: 3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour; 0.5 cup Butter; 16 oz Crawfish; 3 tbsp Fresh Parsley; 1 cup Half & Half; 3 tbsp Light Olive Oil; 6 oz Lump Crabmeat; 0.5 tsp Minced Garlic; 1 pinch Salt & Pepper; 4 oz Sea Bass; 2 whole Shallot; 1 pinch White Pepper

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Cajun and Creole 🇺🇸Southern Recipes 🇺🇸 High-Protein 💪Low-Carb Low-Sodium Sugar-Free Heart-Healthy ❤️Diabetic-Friendly Comfort-Food Pescatarian 🐟Anabolic Diet

Carolyn's Sea Bass with Creamy Crawfish and Crab Sauce features tender fillets topped with a velvety shellfish cream enriched by shallots, garlic, and parsley. The sauce is luxurious yet balanced, letting the sweet crawfish and delicate crab shine. Serve for an elegant dinner when you want a richly flavored seafood centerpiece.

Prep20 mins
Cook25 mins
Serves4
DifficultyMedium

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

Season the sea bass with salt and pepper; place it in a baking dish and set aside.
3

Melt the butter with the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat.
4

Cook the shallots, garlic, and parsley in the melted butter and olive oil until softened, about 5 minutes.
5

Add the flour and stir constantly until fully incorporated and the liquid is smooth.
6

Slowly pour in the half-and-half while stirring; cook and stir until thickened.
7

Season with the white pepper.
8

Gently fold in the crawfish tails and crabmeat, taking care not to break the crabmeat too much; cook for another 1 minute.
9

Spoon the mixture over the sea bass fillets.
10

Bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.
11

Serve immediately.